Amalthia's recs and fan works

Oh, man - I hate that. I feel manipulated. Grrrr. If I'm interested in the story, I'll wait til it's finished and then read the whole thing.

No, posting WiPs in chunks I understand. However, they usually have that "serialization" feel - each chapter wnds on a closing note or a "what will happen next?" feel. I've only done it once in SGA (burned myself badly in Buffyverse), and it was truly because the next part didn't exist yet. It was Accidents Happen, BTW. But I knew where I was going with that and in fact had the end written, so I was positive that I could turn out a chapter a day for five days.

I have a number of incomplete stories on my harddrive - 5 or 6, I think. And they will never see the light of day til they're done. OTOH, I have several serialized stories where each bit can stand alone, and I'm fine with that.

In short, grrrrr. Wait til you're done, and if you have to post it over 5 LJ posts, then do that. Readers (like me( would much rather you spam their flist than appear to be stretching it out for more feedback or just to create false momentum.

Ranty McRanty pants signing off. YMMV.